The events surrounding Hanukkah, the Festival of Dedication, are found in the Apocrypha. It is rooted in Jewish history during the time when Alexander the Great wanted to Hellenize the world. At the same time, the Emperor Hadrian changed the name of Judea to the Greek Palestine in order to expedite the destruction of the nation and people of Israel.
Author: Yahulia
Nations – Hebrew: Goyim
Abraham did not become the ‘father of many pagans’ nor should every gentile be considered pagan. Abraham became the ‘father’ of many geographical peoples with many different origins, languages, and governmental identities: the goyim [nations]. Though those living in the nations may have had a pagan belief system, many within those systems recognize Abraham as their ‘father of faith.’ These are the goyim promised to ‘the father of many nations.’
1492, Columbus and the Jew
What really happened in 1492 when Columbus sailed the ocean blue? Was it to come to America and ‘take whatever he could?’ Or was there some greater purpose behind his finding a ‘new land’ that was not in the continental U.S.? Could anti-semitic attitudes be behind all the misconceptions and deceptions behind celebrating Columbus day?…
Mythological Realities
When my daughter was in ninth grade, I required that she write a ‘term paper’. She wanted to write it on the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece and compare them to what the Bible says. This was the result.